Combined twine-holder and advertising device



B. W. SMITH. COMBINED TWINE HOLDER AND ADVERTISING DEVICE. APPLICATIONFILED mm: 15, 1920.

Patented Jan. 18,1921.

1 N V EN TOR. Burds'qy WASM BY Q c 5 x ATTORNEY UNITED STATES BURDSEYSIVIITH, 0E OROVILLE, CALIFORNIA.

COMBINED TWINE-HOLDER AND ADVERTISING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 15, 1920. Serial No. 389,232.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BURDSEY W. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oroville, in the county of Butte, State of California, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Twine- Holdersand Advertising ,Devices; and I, do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the same,'reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this application.

This invention relates to a combined twine holder and advertisingdevice, the principal object of the invention being to provide a deviceintended for use in retail shops of all kinds, adapted to serve as aholder for twine used to tie around the packages sold, and which, whenthe twine is pulled from the ballor cone, will cause a certain member torevolve, attracting the purohasers attention to advertising matter ordisplay labels carried by said member.

A second object is to provide a neat and attractive device, concealingthe twine, and adapted to be mounted either to the wall or on a counterof the store, occupying a minimum of space.

A further object of the invention is to produce a simple and inexpensivedevice, and yet one whichwill be exceedingly effective for the purposesfor which it is designed.

These objects I accomplish'by means of such structure and relativearrangement of parts as will fully appear by a perusal of the fo lowingspecification and claims.

In the drawings similar characters 0f reference indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

Figure 1 is a perspective elevation of my device.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary cross section of the base portion.

Referring now more particularly to the characters of reference on thedrawings, the numeral 1 denotes a supporting bracket com prising avertical member 2 and horizontal arms 3 and 4 at the upper and lowerends respectively.

Projecting upwardly from the outer end of the arm 4 is a boss 5 having ascrew 6 secured therein. adjacent the upper end of which is fixed aforked member-7 adapted to project into the core of a twine-cone 8 tohold the latter vertically and against rotation.

Surrounding the cone and turnably mounted on the screw 6 below the fork7 is a cylinder 9, preferably of a size and shape equal or similar tothose inwhich certain standard goods, such as canned food products, arepacked. The upper end of this cylinder is open, and is about on a levelwith the top of the twine.

The member 9 is somewhat flexibly mounted on the screw or pin 6, inorder to permit it to be tipped to one side out of the way of theoverhanging arm 3 for the insertion of the twine-cone, and to maintainit normally in vertical alinement, I provide a vertical arm 10 pivotedto the cylinder adjacent the top thereof, and having an upper horizontalextension 11 adapted to removably and turnably slip onto a tube 12depending from the arm 3. The member 10-1l is preferably flexible, sothat it may be sprung down out of engagement with the tube, and thenswung down to one side, so that the cylinder may be tipped as stated.Horizontal arms 13 and 14 are pivoted to the ends of the arms 3 and 4respectively and project beyond the plane of the sides of the cylinder.

The twine from the cone is threaded through the tube 12. then through aneye 15 fixed to the arm 13, then through an orifice 16 provided in thelatter near the outer end thereof. From this point it is carrieddownwardly and through an orifice 17 provided in a vertical plate 18fixed to the outer end of the arm 14, and then around a sheave 19 fixedto the bottom of the cylinder 9 and through an orifice 20 in theopposite end of the plate 18.

When the twine is pulled from its free end beyond the orifice 20. itwill grip the sheave, and rotate the cylinder connected thereto. Thiscylinder is adapted to carry a label 21 which is preferably a facsimileof that carried on the cans of the product being featured or advertised.

A grooved holder 22 maybe provided on the cylindento receive a price tag23.

Also a clip member 24 may be pivotally mounted on the arm 3 to re eive acard 25 which may also bear descriptive matter or price informationabout the article featured by the cylinder.

The label 21 may of course be torn off and a different one posted onwhenever it is desirable, while the tag 23 and card 25 may be removed atwill.

Patented Jan. 18, 1921.

The device may be firmly attached to a wall by means of the verticalbracket member 2, or to a counter by the horizontal arm 4.

By means of the pivoted arms 13 and 14, the latter may be turned aboutthe bracket .rso thatithe twinem'a'y be led to one side or the otherofthe cylinder, as maybe con-- 10, .reaclily seen that I have producedsucha venient.

From the-foregomg descrlption 1t Wlll be device as substantially fulfilsthe object of the invention as set forth herein.

While this specification sets forth in de tail the present andvpreferred construction of the device still in practice such deviationsfrom such detail may be resorted to as do 7 not form a departure fromthe spirit of the invention, claims. I

Having thus described my invention what as defined by the appended Iclaim as'new and useful and-desire to se cure by Letters Patent. is V 1.A device of the character described comprising-a turnably mountedcylinder, a

display label thereon, having a cone of twine mounted therein and heldagainst turning, and means for so leading the twine from the cone thatwhen pulledat its free end the cylinder will rotate.

2. A device of the character described comprising a cylinder shaped torepresent a standard package of goods, a display label ceive a -cone of.twine, and'a sheave fixed to the cylinder and concentric therewith, thetwine from the conebeing passed around the sheave and terminatintherebeyonchwhereby when the twine is pulled at such termination, thecylinder will revolve.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

- BURD SEY .W. SMITH.

